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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Quest KODIAK 100 · Page, AZ · August 17, 2015

Date: August 17, 2015 · 09:30 local
Place: Page, AZ
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: OW6A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N771RT
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR15IA244
Reported as: Quest Kodiak 100
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,639 total128 in this make and model133 in the last 90 days

N771RTRegistered now · Quest KODIAK 100S/N 100-0059 · Built 2011 Airframe modelQuest KODIAK 100 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A-34 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot began takeoff roll by selecting high idle for the engine and upon initiating throttle movement to increase power pilot stated that the pilot's seat moved to the full aft position. He then was unable to reach the rudder peddles for ground steering and the aircraft then veered left into soft sand and impacted a fence which caused minor damage to the left wing strut, left landing gear, and prop.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL BY SELECTING HIGH IDLE FOR THE ENGINE AND UPON INITIATING THROTTLE MOVEMENT TO INCREASE POWER PILOT STATED THAT THE PILOT'S SEAT MOVED TO THE FULL AFT POSITION. HE THEN WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RUDDER PEDDLES FOR GROUND STEERING AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT INTO SOFT SAND AND IMPACTED A FENCE WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING STRUT, LEFT LANDING GEAR, AND PROP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR15IA244Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPage, AZThe pilot's inadvertent failure to engage the seat in the locked position before takeoff, which resulted in the seat sliding back during the takeoff roll and a subsequent loss of directional control. Contributing to the incident was the seat locking…Aug 17, 2015 · Minor damage